The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." CLYDE, FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 1900.

Dunstan Times, 28 December 1900, Page 4

The Dunstan Times. "Fiat justitia ruat coelum." CLYDE, FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 1900.

Following the orthodox custom of newspapers wo wish our readers the The compliments of the season. It Festive is customary to dwell on the Season, hallowing influences of Christmas and New Year, and to speak reflectively of the months that have passed since the last festival season. Indeed newspaper readers would be disappointed if they did not find these things set down in their wonted place at this season, albiet they do not always read them, but they would be inclined to reprehend the newspaper that neglected this important duty. Hence these remarks. Far be it from us to neglect so serious and time-honoured a custom. The festive season is a time when friendships are renfwed, a season whose beautiful and soothing influences soften the hardest hearts, and tend to create a feeling of tranquility and restfulness in minds that have not altogether forgotten that life is not merely a business. It is indeed a pleasing sio-ht to see the whole of Christendom suddenly cease from toil, lay aside its tools, and give itself up to the interests and pleasures of the season. What those interests are who can imagine ? One wonders, now that Christmas and New Year are here, in how many different ways the holidays will be occupied. No doubt many will seek these pleasures wisely and moderately, but there are many who will use them unwisely. The average man nowadays seeks his pleasures as he pursues his trade or profession—feverishly, exhauatingly. For in this work-a-day worid how many millions of people are there who are struggling to give utterance to a longing which is in them, which finds vent in the words of Matthew Arnold — One lesson, Nature let me learn of thee, One lesson, that in every wind is blown; One lesson oi two duties served in one, Though the loud world proclaim their enmity Of toil unsevev'd from tranquility. The festive season promises to be an unusually happy one in this district. Un limited amusements and entertainments are provided, and the fact that the district was never in a more prosperous and flourishing condition, should in a v great measure help to fill our hearts with that tranquil and happy feeling which is necessary to t he full enjoyment of the give-and-take pleasures of the Yuletidc. In conclusion W8 wish our readers A HAPPY NEW YEAR.